| Description |
375 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-358) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: Scarlett redux -- "Holding excitement in their hands" : the Southern "girl problem" -- Spirited youth or fiends incarnate? -- "Just as much a menace" : race and sex delinquency -- "A head full of diamonds" : fact, fiction, and African American girls' sexuality -- "Living in hopes" : an economy of desire -- Sex, science, and eugenic sterilization -- The World War II pickup girl and wartime passions -- School days : reading, 'riting, 'rithmetic, and romance -- Would Jesus dance? The dangerous rhythms of rock 'n' roll -- The sexual paradox of high school desegregation -- Conclusion: Sex, memory, and the segregated past. |
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Teenage girls, White -- Southern States -- Social conditions.
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Teenage girls, White. |
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Southern States. |
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Social conditions. |
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Teenage girls, White -- Sexual behavior -- Southern States.
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African American teenage girls -- Southern States -- Social conditions.
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African American teenage girls. |
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African American teenage girls -- Sexual behavior -- Southern States.
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African American teenage girls -- Sexual behavior. |
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African Americans -- Segregation -- Southern States.
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African Americans -- Segregation. |
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Dating (Social customs) -- Southern States.
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Dating (Social customs) |
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Interracial dating -- Southern States.
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Interracial dating. |
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School integration -- Southern States.
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School integration. |
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Southern States -- Social life and customs.
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Manners and customs. |
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Southern States -- Race relations.
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Race relations. |
| ISBN |
9780674024526 alkaline paper |
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0674024524 alkaline paper |
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